Executive Committee Recap and an Interview with David Platt
The recap of the SBC executive committee meeting, discuss an embezzlement of more than $900,000 from the Home Missions Board in the 1920s, and interview David Platt about the recent reorganization at the IMB.
SBC This Week · Amy Whitfield and Jonathan Howe featuring David Platt
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Episode #018
The recap of the SBC executive committee meeting, discuss an embezzlement of more than $900,000 from the Home Missions Board in the 1920s, and interview David Platt about the recent reorganization at the IMB.
News Recap
- Florida: State Board OKs major reorganization that reduces Florida Baptist staff by 47% – http://bit.ly/1PzF631
- Colleges: CCCU Loses Two Members over Homosexuality – http://bit.ly/1LJQRjU
- In Memoriam:
- Diana Garland, former Dean of the Carver School of Church Social Work at SBTS dies at 65 — http://bit.ly/1V9mw3j
- Phyllis Bennett dies at 90 — http://bit.ly/1G6YLln
- Executive Committee:
- Ronnie Floyd soliciting committee candidates — http://bit.ly/1PzIpHm
- SBC Executive Committee fall meeting recap – http://bit.ly/1V9mPem
- Engage24: a day of Gospel conversations — http://bit.ly/1PzFYo5
- IMB: IMB transition team announced for missionary retirees — http://bit.ly/1PzEJ8r
- Kentucky: Black church conf. addresses ‘biblical sexuality’ — http://bit.ly/1iOK0it
- SBTS: Scholars reflect on history of Christian persecution — http://bit.ly/1PzEZV4
Interview with David Platt, president, IMB
- @PlattDavid on Twitter
- “There’s not a type of person in the IMB that is not important.”
- “We are fundamentally a missionary sending organization.”
- “If we cut sending new missionaries, it would sever our relationship with churches.”
- “The opportunities we have to work around the world are limitless.”
- “Missionary effectiveness is primarily faithfulness.”
This Week in SBC History
- Los Angeles Crusade Starts in 1949 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Crusade_(1949)
Resources of the Week
SBC 2016 – Awaken America